S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1341 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITUS, ROBERTS, COOK, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MARKEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the statewide central register for child abuse and maltreatment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 424-a of the social 2 services law, subdivision 3 as amended by section 8 of part D of chapter 3 501 of the laws of 2012 and subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 126 of 4 the laws of 2014, are amended to read as follows: 5 3. For purposes of this [section] TITLE, the term "provider" or 6 "provider agency" shall mean an authorized agency, the office of chil- 7 dren and family services, juvenile detention facilities subject to the 8 certification of such office, programs established pursuant to article 9 nineteen-H of the executive law, non-residential or residential programs 10 or facilities licensed or operated by the office of mental health or the 11 office for people with developmental disabilities except family care 12 homes, licensed child day care centers, including head start programs 13 which are funded pursuant to title V of the federal economic opportunity 14 act of nineteen hundred sixty-four, as amended, early intervention 15 service established pursuant to section twenty-five hundred forty of the 16 public health law, preschool services established pursuant to section 17 forty-four hundred ten of the education law, school-age child care 18 programs, special act school districts as enumerated in chapter five 19 hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-seven, as 20 amended, programs and facilities licensed by the office of alcoholism 21 and substance abuse services, residential schools which are operated, 22 supervised or approved by the education department, CHILD CARE AND 23 SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES THREE THOUGH FIVE REGULATED BY 24 THE HEALTH CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06579-01-5 A. 1341 2 1 PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE CHILD CARE STAFF TO ANY OTHER PROVIDER AGENCY, AND 2 EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS ASSIGNING CHILD CARE STAFF AS 3 INTERNS OR RESIDENTS AT ANY OTHER PROVIDER AGENCY, and any other facili- 4 ty or provider agency, as defined in subdivision four of section four 5 hundred eighty-eight of this chapter, in regard to the employment of 6 staff, or use of providers of goods and services and staff of such 7 providers, consultants, interns and volunteers. 8 4. For purposes of this [section] TITLE, the term "licensing agency" 9 shall mean an authorized agency which has received an application to 10 become an adoptive parent or an authorized agency which has received an 11 application for a certificate or license to receive, board or keep any 12 child pursuant to the provisions of section three hundred seventy-six or 13 three hundred seventy-seven of this article or an authorized agency 14 which has received an application from a relative within the second 15 degree or third degree of consanguinity of the parent of a child or a 16 relative within the second degree or third degree of consanguinity of 17 the step-parent of a child or children, or the child's legal guardian 18 for approval to receive, board or keep such child or a state or local 19 governmental agency which receives an application to provide child day 20 care services in a child day care center, school-age child care program, 21 family day care home or group family day care home pursuant to the 22 provisions of section three hundred ninety of this article, or the 23 department of health and mental hygiene of the city of New York, when 24 such department receives an application for a [certificate of approval 25 to provide child day care services in a child day care center] PERMIT TO 26 PROVIDE CHILD CARE SERVICES OR RECEIVES A NOTICE OF A SCHOOL BASED 27 PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AGES THREE THROUGH FIVE pursuant to the provisions 28 of the health code of the city of New York, or the office of mental 29 health or the office for people with developmental disabilities when 30 such office receives an application for an operating certificate pursu- 31 ant to the provisions of the mental hygiene law to operate a family care 32 home, or a state or local governmental official who receives an applica- 33 tion for a permit to operate a camp which is subject to the provisions 34 of article THIRTEEN-A OR thirteen-B of the public health law or the 35 office of children and family services which has received an application 36 for a certificate to receive, board or keep any child at a foster family 37 home pursuant to articles nineteen-G and nineteen-H of the executive law 38 or any other facility or provider agency, as defined in subdivision four 39 of section four hundred eighty-eight of this chapter, in regard to any 40 licensing or certification function carried out by such facility or 41 agency. 42 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.